Carnifex Ferry order of battle

The following Union Army and Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Carnifex Ferry of the American Civil War on September 10, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Abbreviations used[]

BG William S. Rosecrans^[1]

Brigade	Unit
1st Brigade BG Henry Washington Benham	10th Ohio: Col William Haines Lytle (w), Ltc Herman J. Korff 12th Ohio: Col John W. Lowe (k), Ltc Carr B. White 13th Ohio: Col William Sooy Smith 1st Ohio Battery: Cpt James Ross McMullen Schneider's Provisional Battery (2 rifled guns):^[2] Cpt William Schneider
2nd Brigade Col Robert Latimer McCook	9th Ohio: Col Charles Sondershoff 28th Ohio: Col Augustus Moor 47th Ohio: Col Frederick Poschner Chicago Dragoons:^[3] Cpt Fred Schambeck
3rd Brigade Col Eliakim Parker Scammon (in reserve)	23rd Ohio: Maj Rutherford B. Hayes 30th Ohio: Col Hugh B. Ewing Mack's (New York) Battery

BG John Buchanan Floyd^[4]^[5]

22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment "1st Kanawha Infantry": Col Christopher Q. Tompkins
36th Virginia Infantry Regiment "2nd Kanawha Infantry": Col John McCausland
45th Virginia Infantry Regiment: Col Henry Heth
50th Virginia Infantry Regiment: Col Alexander W. Reynolds
51st Virginia Infantry Regiment: Col Gabriel C. Wharton
51st Virginia Militia Regiment: Ltc William W. Glass
Beckett's Cavalry Company: Cpt. Albert J. Beckett
Corn's Cavalry Company: Cpt. James M. Corn
Virginia Light Artillery "Gauley Artillery": Cpt. Stephen Adams
State Volunteer Artillery: Cpt. John H. Guy

^ A total of 17 men killed and 142 wounded was reported.
^ Schneider and personnel from the 13th Ohio
^ Also known as Schambeck's Independent Cavalry Company
^ The command structure of Floyd's force has never been determined. In addition to these regiments, he also had two unidentified regiments under his command. His total strength is reported as 1,800 men; 20 wounded in action were reported.
^ "Additional command structure". Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-15.

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